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PC Pro is the UK’s number one IT monthly magazine and offers readers a healthy variety of tech news updates, tests, reviews, best buys and even bonus software in every issue. The editorial team are experts in their field and they’re dedicated to creating the most authoritative reviews and keeping you up to speed on the latest technology developments.

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Plug-in solar arrives, but should you wait for batteries? • Home installation kits become legal in the UK

Refurbs big winners from RAM crisis • Smartphone sales slump, but there are bright spots for some

Tasty British chips Charles Sturman, TechWorks • British semiconductor firms are thriving, but need more help

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors

A Substack named Mobius • The days of having a simple website for one’s digital creations have long gone, with Dick now opting for a backup-unfriendly Mobius strip approach

AI needs to learn how facts work • AI overviews confuse consensus with facts and it’s only going to get worse, but in good news… no, there is no good news

Annoyed about Android • The user experience of low-end Android phones is dismal, and it’s nothing to do with the hardware: this is all due to Google, Samsung and Meta

Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

MAKE AI AGENTS DO REAL WORK • CLAUDE AND CHATGPT HAVE FOCUSED THEIR AI ON GETTING REAL WORK DONE. BARRY COLLINS REVEALS HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN SAFELY

PRESERVING THE PALACE PIXEL BY PIXEL • Phil Muncaster meets the team that has built a digital twin of 300-year-old Blenheim Palace to save it for generations to come

GET YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS UNDER CONTROL • A few monthly subscriptions can mount up to a big expense. Nik Rawlinson offers advice on cutting your outgoings and getting the best value from the services you keep

IS CGNAT SCREWING UP YOUR INTERNET ACCESS? • An invisible ISP setting could be interfering with your broadband connection. Darien Graham-Smith looks at the problems that carrier-grade network address translation can cause – and what you can do about them

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 • A wonderfully compact design, eye-popping displays and smart AI features – it lacks a telephoto zoom, but that’s okay

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra • The telephoto camera is disappointing, but the Ultra is a big upgrade in terms of performance and battery life

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 • Powerful and easy to view the bright displays outdoors, but only a minor upgrade on last year’s release

How we test • Laptops and PCs

Honor Magic V6 • Having spent months with the V6, no other foldable can touch it for durability or battery life

Dell XPS 13 • The price is higher than we expected, but the quality on offer makes this a superior choice to the MacBook Neo

Bag a software bargain • Don’t pay full price for software when we can offer you huge reductions on genuine products

Alienware 15 (DA15265) • A Ryzen 7 CPU and RTX 5050 deliver solid frame ratees, but the single-channell RAM and dim display disappointpoint

Framework Laptop 13 Pro • The best Framework Laptop yet, with a sturdy design, haptic trackpad and bigger battery

Philips 24B2D5300 • An intriguing idea, offering a dual-sided screen for customer-focused roles or as a shared office display

Asus ProArt Display OLED PA279CDV • Thanks to OLED technology and careful calibration, this colour-accurate display is ready for work and play

HP Series 7 Pro 734pm • A solid choice for people on constant web calls, and its connectivity is indisputable, but the price is too high

Your bonus software • We scour the globe...